• Kevin T. Walsh, director of technical and environmental services at Connecticut Water, recently received the New England Water Works Association’s state leadership award for contributions to the advancement of excellence in the water works profession. Walsh, a Connecticut Water employee for 22 years, manages the personnel, operation and maintenance of the company’s five water treatment plants, as well as the technical management of 19 reservoirs, more than 200 wells and 62 distribution systems in 55 Connecticut towns. He is a registered licensed professional engineer and has served on several association committees since beginning his career in the water industry in 1976.
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• The 16th annual Tabor House Giant Tag Sale/Auction/Bake Sale dates are set. This event has become a Connecticut tradition to benefit formerly homeless men living with HIV/AIDS who reside at Tabor House. The event will kick off on Thursday, July 15th, from 5 to 8 p.m. with a wine-and-cheese tasting and early shopping for a $10 admission fee. On Friday July 16, there will be a $1 admission fee for shopping from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. And shopping is free on Saturday July 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tag sale will take place on the ground level of the chapel, Convent of the Sisters of St Joseph, 27 Park Road, West Hartford. Donations of gently used household items (no books, clothes or large furniture) may be dropped off on site July 12-14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact David Dyson at dtdyson@comcast.net or Loretta at 860-563-9217.
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